Naturopathy
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Naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, is a form of alternative medicine. A wide array of practices branded as "natural", "non-invasive", or promoting "self-healing" are employed by its practitioners,
A homeopathic preparation of Hepar sulph – homeopathy can be offered as part of naturopathic treatment.
Sebastian Kneipp c. 1898, a Bavarian priest and forefather of naturopathy
Britt Marie Hermes c. 2016, a former naturopathic doctor and major critic of naturopathic medicine
A patient undergoing a hydrotherapy session
Quackery
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Quackery, often synonymous with health fraud, is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices. A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends,
Naturopathy
…supported by evidence. The ethics of naturopathy have been called into question by medical professionals and its practice has been characterized as quackery. Naturopathic practitioners commonly encourage alternative treatments that are rejected by conventional medicine, including resistance to surgery or…
WPA poster, 1936–38
William Hogarth's The Inspection, the third canvas in his Marriage à-la-mode (The Visit to the Quack Doctor)
Pietro Longhi's The Charlatan (1757)
The Surgeon by Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1555)